Funeral commemorations are taking place in Tehran for Iran's former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in military strikes more than four months prior at the start of the regional conflict. Large crowds of black-clad mourners have gathered at Tehran's Grand Mosalla mosque, where his body is lying in state before the final burial ceremony.

Iranian authorities anticipate millions will participate in the commemorative events, with the burial scheduled for his hometown of Mashhad on the following Thursday. International media organisations operating in the country face content distribution restrictions, preventing journalists from sharing their reporting through Persian-language outlets.